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“Did you two finally get it together?”
They both looked up to see Cole and Laura standing there. Cameron looked at Piper, and she smiled and gave him the slightest nod.
“Yeah,” he said with a grin.
Cole gave him a stern look. “You’d better be good to her. She’s my wife’s best friend and my best pilot.”
Cameron laughed. “No pressure then?”
“No, no pressure at all,” said Piper.
“Yes, there is,” said Laura. “You’dbetter be good tohim,too; he’s my new brother-in-law.”
Cameron laughed. “Thanks, sis. What time are you guys leaving?”
“We’re heading out soon. We’re just making the rounds saying our thank yous.”
“Did you see Mom and Dad?”
“Yeah. We told them we’ll come over for dinner when we come back.”
“Awesome.” Cameron knew how much his parents would love that.
Cole turned to Piper. “And you know what you’re doing next week?”
“Yep. I’m going to be in the office with Rochelle Monday and Tuesday, and then I’m flying for Jack and Pete Wednesday and Thursday.”
“Great,” said Cole. “We’ll see you next weekend, then. Will we see you?” he asked Cameron.
Cameron grinned. “Yep. I’ll be here.”
Chapter Ten
Piper rested her head against Cameron’s shoulder and stared out at the water. They’d hung out at the lodge for a little while after Smoke and Laura had left, and then they’d come back over to the Summer Lake resort. She’d promised him a boat ride this afternoon, and he’d been keen to take her up on it.
They’d zipped up and down the lake for a while, and now they were just drifting, enjoying the afternoon sun.
“Tell me about your family?”
She looked up at him. “I don’t have any.”
“I know, but you did. This morning you told my mom that you never knew your dad. What was it like, growing up?”
She made a face. “It wasn’t glamourous. I grew up in a trailer house with my mom.”
He nodded, and she wondered what he must think of that. She already knew he’d grown up in some big fancy estate in Napa Valley. “Were you happy, though?”
“Yeah. I really was. I didn’t know that we were poor. Mom made sure I didn’t feel it. I always felt like I had everything I needed. I didn’t always have what I wanted, but I learned fast that you have to work to earn what you want.”
He smiled. “I learned that one early, too.”
She had to wonder if he could understand what it had been like for her. She used to work the early shift at the diner before school, and then go straight back there once classes were out. She doubted he’d had to do anything like that.
He looked down at her. “What are you thinking?”
She shrugged.
He sat up and turned her to look at him. “I bet I can guess.”
